In accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, Southwestern Oklahoma State University has designated an agent to receive notices of alleged Web-based copyright infringement:
Dr. Jon Sparks, Director of Libraries
Southwestern Oklahoma State University
Al Harris Library
100 Campus Drive
Weatherford, OK 73096
jon.sparks@swosu.edu
Phone: (580)774-7081
Fax: (580)774-3112
For more information on United States copyright laws, see the United States Copyright Office, http://lcweb.loc.gov/copyright.
Guidelines for Copyright Infringement Claims
The Digital Millennium Copyright Act specifies that infringement claims be submitted in writing (either electronic mail or paper letter) and include the following:
- a physical or electronic signature
- identification of the copyrighted work
- identification of the infringing material and information sufficient to locate the material
- contact information for the complainant, e.g. address, telephone number, electronic mail address
- a statement that the complaining party has a good-faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law
- a statement that the information contained in the notification is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that the complaining party is authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner.